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Entitlement to priority
Recorded webinar: Entitlement to priority
Watch the recorded webinar on the requirements and case law on entitlement to priority held by Britta Kley, lawyer at the European Patent Office, with the support of Chris Mercer, epi. The webinar is about ownership of the right to the claimed priority at the time of filing of the European patent application. It focuses exclusively on the formal right to priority.
Speakers: Britta Kley, EPO, and Chris Mercer, epi.
Rule 36 EPC - Filing of divisional applications
Recorded webinar: Rule 36 EPC - Filing of divisional applications
Heli Pihlajamaa, Director of Patent Law at the European Patent Office, has spoken in a live webinar session on the new rules for filing of divisional applications which enter into force on 1 April 2014. Participants had the possibility to put their questions after the presentation.
Speaker: Heli Pihlajamaa
Filing typed amendments during oral proceedings
Tutorial: Filing typed amendments during oral proceedings
Parties often file amendments to patent applications or specifications during oral proceedings. When those oral proceedings are in opposition, the EPO encourages patent proprietors to file specifications compliant with Rule 49(8) EPC and provides technical facilities and support to do so. For details, see OJ EPO 2016, A22.
This tutorial shows you how to obtain the electronically editable version of a patent specification when at the EPO.
Streamlining of the opposition procedure
Tutorial: Streamlining of the opposition procedure
On 1 July 2016, the EPO introduced a streamlined opposition procedure that simplifies opposition proceedings and deliver decisions faster, while giving parties more time to react to summons and prepare for oral proceedings.
In doing so, the EPO expects to cut the overall duration of straightforward opposition cases from anywhere between 19 and 27 months to just 15 months.
The changes have been summarised in the following video.